Apie shop is atake away (fast food) outlet specialising in pies, especially meat pies. Common in some parts of the United Kingdom and Australia.[1]
A form of specialised bakery, or in more recent times purely a retail outlet selling reheated cooked pies, pie shops in Australia usually sellmeat pies,sausage rolls,pasties and other pastry-wrapped baked goods.
The growth of hot bread shops (direct sale bakeries, oftenfranchises) in Australia has largely supplanted the specialist pie shop.
Pie shops are mostly concentrated in the North of England, particularly theNorth West and sell meat pies, sandwiches, fresh soups and cakes. In particular, Wigan and Bolton are home to local chains, including Greenhalgh's Craft Bakery.
In recent years, companies such asGreggs andWest Cornwall Pasty Company have taken the business model used by independent pie shops and expanded nationwide.